Monday, January 3, 2011

Tea for Colds

This one is made by Good Earth, although I haven't seen it in the stores for a while. I am not sure they make it anymore.

Flavor: It has a very mild flavor similar to the previous tea, Breathe Deep. However, it is not nearly as strong as that. The aftertaste is a bit minty, and it is much stronger than the minty flavor of Breathe Deep.

Suggested Additions: This tea has a hint of sweetness already, so no sweetener is needed, although the wrapper suggests honey, if desired. Lemon might be soothing if you are drinking the tea because of a cold and have a sore throat.

Ingredients: Active ingredient- Menthol, 10 mg per cup (a natural component of peppermint oil). Herbal ingredients- Meadowsweet flower, wild thyme, licorice, plantain leaf, dehydrated juice of echinacea herb, elder flower, peppermint flavor (contains oil of peppermint)

Purpose: It says it right there in the name of the tea. Drink this when you have a cold, or when you just feel like you want some minty comfort. Personally, I am drinking lots of hot tea this evening to ease my symptoms just long enough for me to get through the evening. When I finish everything I need to do, if my symptoms are still giving me troubles, I will take some medicine, but all I have is for night time relief so I know it is going to knock me out.

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